Under general supervision, perform professional level, highly complex diagnostic vascular sonography examinations independent of physician oversight and provide diagnostic interpretation based on physiological and imaging data.

TYPICAL WORK

Perform, evaluate and provide diagnostic interpretation of non-invasive and invasive ultrasound and physiological examinations on patients and research participants in the areas of extracranial cerebrovascular, intracranial cerebrovascular, peripheral venous, peripheral arterial, and abdominal vessels;

Under physician supervision, perform therapeutic procedures, such as pseudoaneurysm compression;

Prepare patient for examination; obtain the patient history through interview and review of the chart, explain testing procedures; perform physical examination;

Interpret and present preliminary examination findings to patients and discuss the severity of the findings and potential treatment options to prepare the patient for discussions with his/her physician; document all discussions with patients;

Select and perform appropriate examinations as necessary based on the patient assessment and initial physician order, to provide accurate representation of patient's anatomy and pathophysiology as determined during the ongoing examination; analyze, interpret, record and report findings;

Ensure examination equipment is maintained and functioning appropriately before the onset of an examination; identify and report equipment malfunctions;